White racism on the Western urban frontier
Subtitle: dynamics of race and class in Dubuque, Iowa (1800-2000)
By: Mohammad A. Chaichian.
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Racism -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 19th century; Racism -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 20th century; Whites -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- Attitudes -- History -- 19th century; Whites -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century; Social classes -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 19th century; Social classes -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 20th century; Dubuque (Iowa) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century; Dubuque (Iowa) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century; Dubuque (Iowa) -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Dubuque (Iowa) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why study Dubuque? White-on-Black racism where there are no Blacks; title: The making of ethnic identities in the frontier town; title: Two centuries of African Americans' presence in Iowa and Dubuque; title: White-on-Black racism in Dubuque : the frontier town's first century; title: Persistence of White racism : Dubuque's second century; title: Choosing the scapegoats : presence of the Klan in racial and ethnic conflicts; title: Failure of a dream : Dubuque's blueprint for racial harmony; title: Organized labor, Black workers and discrimination; title: Political economy of racism : Dubuque as "any town USA"; title: Epilogue : Dubuque and Iowa in the new millennium.